{Ramadan Special} – Mango Date Green Monster from Asiya of Chocolate & Chillies
Warm welcome to my guest Asiya of Chocolate & Chillies who blogs easy, healthy and halal recipes. I came across Asiya through Joy From Fasting To Feasting a year back and since then I love reading her gratifying recipes and food stories…A stay at home mom of two boys, she enjoys baking and loves cooking everyday meals for her family. After a long array of snack recipes for Iftaar….Asiya brings in her gorgeous green monster drink….which is nourishing, healthy and yummy…..Perfect for Iftaar time….Do try this Mango Date Green Monster Smoothie before you run out of mangoes this season…..Over to you Asiya….
Ramadan Mubarak to all and thank you Lubna for giving me the opportunity to guest post on your wonderful blog! Lubna asked me to share a recipe for something I make often during Ramadan. Growing up my mom always made traditional Iftars with bhagiya, dahi waday and aloo bonday. Most nights I would eat so much Iftari that I had no room for dinner. Eating all those deep fried goodies felt great while I was eating but afterwards I would feel horrible. Also all this wonderful Iftari wasn’t the most healthy either so most Ramadans I would actually end up gaining weight. Eating so much deep fried food would also make me more sleepy making it harder to do Ibadat at night.
After getting married I became more health conscious and wanted to move away from the traditional iftaris. So we do our best to stay away from deep frying and to try to keep it light. I also found that during Ramadan I would not eat as many fruits and vegetables as I should be. So last year I started making smoothies for Iftar and it was a great idea! It provided us with much needed hydration and some fruits and vegetables that we were missing out on. I also felt a lot better after breaking our fast by avoiding all the deep fried items.
This smoothie I am sharing today is great for both Suhoor and Iftar. I packed it with spinach, added some mangoes and sweetened it with dates! I have a sweet tooth so adjust the amount of dates to your liking. This is best served immediately. As it sits it gets darker and thicker.
Mango Date Green Monster
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 1/2 cups roughly chopped Mango
- 1/4 cup Dates (adjust this to how sweet you would like your smoothie)
- 1 Banana
- 2 cups packed Spinach
- 1/4 cup Orange juice
- 1/4 cup Milk
- 1 tbsp ground Flax seeds
PREPARATION:
- Blend all the ingredients in your blender. I don’t have a blender so I used a jug and immersion blender. If it is too thick you can add some ice cubes to thin it out.
Thank you Lubna for allowing me the chance to guest post! Look forward to see all the other recipes in Joy From Fasting To Feasting!
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Thank you Asiya for taking out time and sending across this fab post.
Kalpana Sareesh says
wow love tis drink..
Rafeeda AR says
spinach in a smoothie!!! wud love to know how this tastes, hmm….
easyfoodsmith says
That is an amazing chutney. I haven't come across anything like this before. Great guest post indeed.
Asiya Baig says
Jazakallah for the opportunity to guest post on your wonderful blog Lubna!
Ambreen (Simply Sweet 'n Savory) says
This sounds like a wonderful smoothie with all these delicious ingredients, lovely color too! Great guest post Asiya 🙂